Steel interlocked, asbestos-sheathed stucco or brick veneer wall



J. D. LAWRENCE Dec. 24, 1929;

STEEL INTERLOCKBD, ASBESTOS SHEATHED STUCCO QR BRICK VENEER WALL Filed June 27. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet gwmg Jfiiau/re INVENTOR, 7268 U 'ZTTORNEYx.

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UEEETED STATES PATENT OFFICE- JOHN D. LAVJRENCE, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA STEEL INTERLOCKED, ASBESTGS-SEEATHED STU'CCO OR BRICK VENEER WALL Application filed June 27,

This invention relates to wall structures and is an improvement in the wall construction of Patent Nos. 1,593,180; 1,673,118; and 1,608,699, issued to me and showing a double wall construction, cross connections and grooved, interlocked gypsum blocks.

It is an object of my present invention to provide a method for erecting a wall highly resistive to earthquake and storm stresses,

, which has a high eihciency of fire resistance,

is of hollow form, moisture proof and embodies an outer veneer or weather layer which incorporates a reinforcing which is strongly interconnected to the wall studding system. An object is to provide a wall having an outer studding system on which is overlaid sheathing which is solidly riveted in place and, also, to provide means for securing a reinforcing medium directly to the rivets which hold the sheathing to the studs so that a very firm or stifi, anchored outer veneer or layer, as of brick or stucco, is united to the wall stud system. In other words, an object is to utilize the rivets as the primary and sole means for anchoring all outer structural parts securely to the studs.v

Other and more specific objects and advantages and details of construction will be made manifest in the ensuing description of embodimcnts herewith illustrated; it being understood that modifications, variations and adaptations may be resorted to within the spirit, scope and principle of the invention as it is more directly claimed hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a perspective of astucco wall structure (broken away).

. ure 2 is a face view of abutted sheathing panels and their staggered fastening rivets.

Figure I, is a plan of portions of panels secured to a stud.

Figure 4c is a horizontal section of the stucco structure and its anchored reinforcing.

Figure 5 is a perspective of a brick veneer wall structure (broken away).

Figure 6 is a vertical section showing the interlocked, veneer reinforcing means.

Figure 7 is a plan of the interlocking means.

Qne form of the invention is embodied in 1928. Serial No. 288,659.

a stucco wall F and the stucco plaster is bonded onto a suitable reinforcing means R, which preferably is of woven wire or expanded metal. 1 7

The wall stud means, in the present case,

includes an inner series of-stud bars S of any desired structural iron as L-iron, I-bea'm's, T-beams, where openings or angles occur in the wall, and intermediate flats elsewhere; the inner series being interlocked with upstanding gypsum blocks, or other inside, wall body filler I. The filler blocks I are bonded by horizontal bars 10.

In opposed, outer position to the inside studs S is an outer stud series S preferably of bars presenting flat, coplanar, outer flanges to receive anchoring means, preferably c011- sisting of rivets 2 which are utilized to secure a suitable sheathing onto the studs S.

This sheathing is preferably in panels P of asbestos for its insulative and fire resistive eiliciency.

The panels are of a width to spread across a plurality of studs and their vertical edges meet centrally on a contiguous stud. The rivets 2 securing the meeting edges of the panels are, as seen in Fig. 2, staggered along the stud and the rivets have large washerlike pieces 3 clinching the riveted panel and overlapping the next adjacent panel, to obtain a good clinch of margins of the panels.

The reinforcing means R (in this form wire fabric) is laid over the sheathing P and is spaced out from the sheathing by the washers 3 so that the plastic stucco can obtain a good key or interlock behind the fabric. To secure the fabric, the rivet heads have holes 2 into which are driven suitable fastening means, as nails 4 applied across the fabric R.

)Vhen the reinforcing layer has been keyed up then the outside stucco coat F is applied and, when set, is securely bound, by means of the rivets, to the studding.

A form of brick veneer wall face B is shown in Fig. 5 and is anchored to the studs S by means of ties 5 here shown as of link form and spaced along flat iron bars 6 which lie horizontally between suitable courses of the bricks of the veneer. The tie loops 5 are hung on pins 7 which are supported by out turned ears 3 of the Washers 3 which in turn are clinched down on sheathing panels P by their rivets 2; these being headed up on the flanges of the Wall stud irons S.

5 What is claimed is:

1. A building Wall including a system of flanged stud bars, an outer sheathing applied to said bars and laid with abutting edges, and rivet means in the outer flanges of the stud bars having Washers overlapping abutted edges of the sheathing and supporting a reinforcing means.

2. A building Wall including stud bars, an outer sheathing applied to said bars and laid With abutting edges, rivet means in the stud bars having Washers overlapping abutted edges of the sheathing, a Wall body layer applied to said sheathing, and reinforcing means therefor tied to the'rivet means;

3.- A building Wall including stud bars, an enter sheathing applied to said bars and laid with abutting edges, rivet means in the studs having washers overlapping abutted edges of the sheathing, said Washers'having out turned, perforated lugs, and reinforcing means attached to the perforated lugs.

4. A building Wall including stud bars, an outer sheathing applied to said bars, rivet means having Washers on their outer ends,

a reinforcing fabric applied to the Washers and spaced thereby from the sheathing, and means engaging the rivets to secure the fabric in place.

5. A building Wall including a system of studs, an outer sheathing applied to said studs, a reinforcing means for an outer facing body, and rivets anchored in the studs and having means on their outer ends to attach the sheathing and spacing the reinforcing means from the sheathing to provide for keying of a plastic coat.

JOHN D. LAWRENCE. 

